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Portland, OR: An Absence of Balance at Killer Burger
Killer Burger
4461 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland OR 97213 (map); 971-544-7521; 3 other locations listed at killerburger.biz
Cooking Method: Griddled
Short Order: A heavy hand on the toppings hamstrings any chance for the beef to shine on these well-crusted but unbalanced burgers
Want Fries with That? A thicker frozen variety that's cooked perfectly; better yet, they come with every burger
Prices: 1/4-pound burgers, $7.95; "Girlie"-size burgers, $5.95
I have no good excuse for not getting to Killer Burger sooner. It opened two years ago not a mile from my apartment to mostly positive reviews from the local food hounds, and it has since garnered a fiercely loyal following. So behind schedule am I that the restaurant now has four locations in and around Portland. It was time to see what all the fuss was about.
The simplicity of Killer Burger's menu is one of the best things it has going for it. Burgers and fries are the only items emerging from the kitchen, and beverages are restricted to soda and beer. Now, granted, they do let their creative flag fly when it comes to what goes on those burgers. Purists undoubtedly will scoff at that, but if the result is delicious, I won't turn my nose up on sheer principle.
Let's start with the more conventional burgers on the menu, all of which come topped with bacon and some kind of cheese. The Old School ($7.95; seen at top) comes with a 1/4-pound patty seared on the griddle until a beautiful crust forms on one side. Cheddar, bacon, raw onions, mustard, and mayo accompany the beef between the squishy halves of a toasted, cornmeal-topped Franz bun made specially for Killer Burger.
While I appreciated the relative simplicity of the burger (i.e. no unnecessary vegetation), the construction kept it from greatness. A far too heavy hand was taken with the mayo and mustard, and the burger was served positively drenched in the condiments. It was pretty much all I could taste, even overpowering the bacon, which is no easy feat. A shame, because the patty was plenty juicy despite being cooked medium well. It just wasn't seasoned enough to bring out those beefy undertones.
Oddly, the true flavors of the beef began to surface on the more elaborately topped burgers. Take the Teemah ($7.95), for example. Same bun, same patty, same bacon, but toss on a thick layer of blue cheese sauce, grilled onions, and pickles, and suddenly—don't ask me how—you can actually taste the beef a little. But just a little. A cowl of creamy blue cheese sauce encased the patty with a richness that didn't quite carry the funkier notes of true blue cheese, but it was a nice addition nonetheless.
Also good was the Jose Mendoza ($7.95), which featured roasted green chilies, jack cheese, and the "smoky house sauce." The green chilies imparted their characteristic bitterness to the burger without adding mountains of heat (although Killer Burger does offer a ghost chili version for the über brave/stupid). The chilis were so flavorful, however, that it was difficult to pick up on the cheese, onions, or the house sauce. Like the Teemah, the beef did come through, albeit weakly.
Confounded by the lack of a strong beefy presence and concluding that the perhaps-too-generous proportioning of toppings and condiments was probably to blame, I returned to Killer Burger to try their "Girlie"-sized burgers. These are half the size of their main attraction counterparts, meaning they're about as large as a regular cheeseburger from In-N-Out. I further set up my beef-finding expedition for success by ordering the Kids Killer Basket burger ($4.95), which tops a Girlie-sized patty with the can't-lose combination of American cheese, bacon, grilled onions, and the house sauce. But as with the regular-sized burgers, the beef was still hidden, this time by the smoky house sauce, which is a combination of mustard, mayo, and spices. So much of it had been applied to both halves of the bun that it forced all other flavors—the bacon, the cheese, and especially the beef—far into the background.
At a complete loss for this development, I ordered one more "just for the hell of it" burger: the Girlie-sized version of the Peanut-Butter-Pickle-Bacon ($7.95). I didn't expect the beef to come through on this one, and it didn't. On the other hand, you do get an enormous hit of Killer Burger's housemade peanut butter sauce, which includes small chunks of peanuts in a very sweet sauce that completely takes the burger into PB&J territory. Even with the satisfying crunch of the puckery pickles, the sauce was just too sweet for the burger to be enjoyable.
Thank goodness for the fries, because an ample portion comes with every burger. They're of the frozen variety and about the thickness of your pinky finger, give or take. Crisp, salty, and fluffy on the inside, they're hard to stop eating and an example of better frozen fries.
The fries pair wonderfully with Killer Burger's mildly hoppy Bloodshed Red ale. I highly recommend grabbing a pint (or three).
Killer Burger employs an incredibly friendly staff, and it clearly knows its way around the griddle (I don't know of another place in Portland that gets such a gorgeous crust on the meat). Unfortunately, the final product is sadly unbalanced. These are decent burgers, no question of that, but if nothing else they prove that the beef should be able to stand on its own and that toppings and condiments should complement it, not steal its thunder.
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti graphics card is going to be a popular gaming graphics card in 2011 due to it's lucrative $150 price point. When the GeForce GTX 550 Ti was launched last week we noticed that ASUS came out of the gate with not one, but three cards for this series. ASUS once again custom
designed all of the ENGTX550 Ti cards and fitted each of them with their DirectCU cooler for lower noise and GPU temperatures.
The three ASUS GeForce GTX 550 Ti video cards:
The card that we are looking at today is the ASUS UL ENGTX550 Ti DirectCU DC/DI/1GD5 video card! This card is also known as the ASUS Ultimate GTX550 Ti and with a core clock of 1015MHz it is the fastest clocked card that the companies offers for this series. This card is clocked 115MHz faster than the NVIDIA reference design as it runs at 900MHz on the core. For those that like numbers, this means that this card has a core clock that is 13% faster than the NVIDIA reference design! The ASUS card costs $20 more, which also happens to be a 13% difference. So, here is one of those rare situations where you pay for what you get!
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ASUS didn't just stop there though as the company custom designed a sweet looking black PCB and slapped on their tried and true DirectCU GPU cooler that features a pair of 8mm heatpipes for great cooling performance. If you are a fan of factory
overclocked video cards this card won't be letting you down anytime soon as it is one of the fastest clocked cards that money can buy. If you want even more speed from this card you can use the included
their SmartDoctor utility with VoltageTweak or any overclocking utility that you like using. The nice thing about the ASUS utility is that you can bump up
the GPU core voltage in just a few mouse clicks if needed. In case you need a refresher on what the specs are on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti video card are:
The front of the ASUS Ultimate ENGTX550 DirectCU looks pretty sharp, but ever person has different tastes.
The card sports a black and red color scheme and we noticed that the bottom right hand corner of the PCB is rounded, which is something we don't see too often. This fan design won't exhaust all the hot air
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your case since the shroud doesn't extend all the way to the exhaust
bracket. The PCB of the ASUS custom designed card measures 8.875″ in length and stands at 3.875″ tall. It should be noted that the heat pipes extend the height of the card up to 4.55″ tall and the plastic fan shroud makes the card just shy of being 9″ long.
Flipping the ASUS GeForce GTX 550 Ti video card over we don't find too
many interesting things as the card doesn't have a back plate or any of the GDDR5 memory on the back of the PCB. The GeForce GTX 550 Ti graphics card does support
SLI and has a single SLI bridge located along the top edge of the
graphics card. The NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti series supports two-way SLI
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The ASUS Ultimate GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB GDDR5 graphics card has a single of dual-link DVI-I, VGA and a normal HDMI output. This makes the card pretty much universal and it is the first time that we have seen a VGA output on a $150 video card in some time!
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A Note from Noelle Floyd
Where has the time gone?
Since I hit 'publish' on my very first blog post six years ago, the time has flown. We've launched a sport website, a consulting agency, a print magazine, a YouTube channel, and a lifestyle website. Each phase of this journey has been incredible thanks to the amazing dedication of an outstanding team.
In the world of 'now', we're expected to move at a blistering pace. It's always about what's next - your next job, your next promotion, your next horse, your next competition. This leaves little time or opportunity to be present and mindful of what we have right now. There's little time to reflect on how far we've come.
NF is evolving. But before we unveil our next chapter, we're turning the lights off. Breathing. Reflecting. Being present.
I want to start this next phase of NF with this question:
Why do we ride? Why do horses captivate our minds and lives? Why do we ride in the discipline that we do? Why do we wake up every morning and think about getting into that saddle?
While I can hardly wait to show you NF 2.0 and begin this new chapter with all of you, I want to take this chance to bridge a gap between the old and the new, the what and the why, the then and the now.
I hope you can take this journey with us, as we create discussion over the next 30 days and take time to reflect, to learn from one another, and to set the tone for what's to come.
Noelle Floyd


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RENO, Nevada -- Chris Ault raised Nevada football. After 28 years as coach, he felt he had taken the Wolf Pack as far as he could.
Ault announced Friday he was stepping down, leaving as the winningest coach in school history, already a Hall of Famer, and having changed the way teams play offense nationwide.
Under Ault, the Wolf Pack went from Division II to I-AA to I-A, winning at every level with some of the most prolific and innovative offenses in the country.
The 66-year-old won 10 conference championships and took the Wolf Pack to the postseason 16 times, including 10 bowl games in 12 FBS seasons. He finished with a record of 233-109-1.
"It's with great humility and mixed emotions I've decided it's time for me to step down and move on," a tearful Ault said at a news conference. "Wolf Pack football firmly established a blueprint for success that can be sustained."
Perhaps his most famous contribution came late in his career, when he invented the Pistol offense in 2005, a scheme now employed by hundreds of teams at every level of football.
The Pistol formation has the quarterback in a short shot-gun formation with a running back lined up directly behind him.
"I'm proud that our offense has broadened the landscape of football. That's exciting," Ault said. "It's here to stay, unlike the wishbone (offense)."
He said he reached the decision to step down after consulting with his wife, Kathy, and Nevada president Marc Johnson. He informed his staff and players of the decision Friday morning.
Ault first broached the subject after Arizona rallied to defeat Nevada, 49-48, in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 15. The loss dropped Ault's bowl record to 2-8 and Nevada's season record to 7-6, including losses in five of its final six games.
With most of the Wolf Pack's offensive starters and entire defensive front returning next season, Ault said, the timing was right to turn the program over to a new coach.
"I have focused on leaving the program in the best shape." he said. "I'm sure it'll be a sought-after position."
While he has no plans to return as coach or athletic director at Nevada, he didn't rule out coaching elsewhere. Nevada athletic director Cary Groth is also retiring after this school year.
Ault agreed to a two-year contract extension last February that would have brought his salary to $535,000 by 2015. That's about half the average salary in the Mountain West Conference where he coached this season.
The overall budget of Nevada's football program also is far less than other major football programs, and ranks near the bottom of the Mountain West, Groth said.
Asked whether the limited revenue and loss of coaches were factors in his decision, Ault replied. "All of that plays into the decision ... I want to be a Top 25 program and we have that opportunity, but there are so many intangibles that I had to deal with."
Ault was the only active Division I coach in the College Football Hall of Fame. This season, he passed Bear Bryant for most wins by a coach at his alma mater.
His 40-year career with Nevada began when he played quarterback for the Wolf Pack from 1965-67. He became coach there in 1976 at the age of 29, then the youngest college coach in the nation.
His best season was in 2010 when he led his team to a 13-1 record and a win against Boston College in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. The Wolf Pack, with Colin Kaepernick at quarterback, was ranked No. 13 after upsetting Boise State to win a Western Athletic Conference championship.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., issued a statement hailing Ault as "one of the greatest coaches in college football history."
"Year after year there may have been more highly recruited players in the NCAA, but coach Ault created a team and taught his players to work together," Reid said. "This philosophy brought the program great success."
Groth, said she never "worked with a finer man" than Ault and would welcome his advice on his successor.
Johnson called Ault's decision "bittersweet." He said he was "really surprised" when Ault told him that he was retiring and he gave him more time to consider the decision.
Ault not only achieved success on the field, but off the field with a high graduation rate for his players and no NCCA problems, Johnson said.
Johnson said he and Groth would work together to find a new coach. A national search firm will be hired to come up with candidates, he said, and the Board of Regents will take final action.
"We want to be competitive, but Nevada isn't in the money game," Johnson said. "We're not a million-dollar-plus place for a coach."


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I updated my cumulative text IT in university level mathematics teaching and learning: a mathematician's point of view. It is a much expanded blending of two previous texts published in ALT News Online and in Research in Learning Technology.
Abstract: University mathematicians are often selective in their approaches to the use of IT in teaching. Although mathematicians systematically use specialist software in direct teaching of mathematics, as means of delivery e-learning technologies have so far been less widely used. We (mathematicians) insist that teaching methods should be subject-specific and content-driven, not delivery-driven. We oppose "generic" approaches to teaching, including excessively generalist, content-free, one-size-fits-all promotion of IT. This stance is fully expressed, for example, in the recent Teaching Position Statement from the London Mathematical Society and is supported by a recent report from the National Union of Students:
Not every area of study needed or was compatible with e-learning, and so to assume it would grant blanket advantages was not accurate.
This paper is an attempt to explain, at an informal level, this selectivity and its guiding principles. The paper is addressed to our non-mathematician colleagues and is not intended to be a survey of the existing software and courseware for mathematics teaching — the corpus of existing solutions is enormous and any technical discussion inevitably involves some hardcore mathematics.
Disclaimer. Needless to say, all opinions expressed in the paper are of the author and no-one else. This point needs to be emphasised because the paper contains some material which the author developed for background discussions during preparation of the Position Statement of the London Mathematical Society Use and Misuse of Information and Computer Technology in the Teaching of Mathematics at HE Institutions. The author worked on the present paper in his private capacity, all views expressed here may or may not represent the position of the London Mathematical Society which does not bear any responsibility for the content of this paper.


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Dining: Nobu Doesn't Panic, Goes Organic
A visit with Nobu Matsuhisa, and a considerable entourage, at Waianae's Mao Farm.
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From the back of the van, Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa asks, "Where we are?"
Nanakuli, Farrington Highway, on our way to Lualualei Valley, Waianae.
"Nanakuli," says Nobu. "Maybe I should put restaurant here. Good name—Nobu Nanakuli."
"I'd have to make Spam musubi all day," says Nobu's head sushi chef, Yoshio Ono.
Nobu peers out at the Waianae Range. "The mountains remind me of Cape Town," he says.
He should know. Nobu has a restaurant in Cape Town, South Africa. He has a restaurant almost everywhere, from Moscow to Melbourne to Mykonos.
"How many do you have now?" someone asks.
He starts to count them. "18 Nobu," he says, "and three Matsuhisas."
At any given location, it's a big deal when the master himself is in residence. This week he's at Nobu Waikiki—for sushi classes, cocktail parties, book signings, guests wanting their pictures with him and dinners prepared with his celebrated touch.
Photo: Matt Mallams
For a man whose word is law in kitchens on five continents, Nobu is reasonably modest and easy to talk to. Still, he can't help exuding an aura everywhere he goes—in this case, on a pilgrimage to Waianae's Mao Farm.
Mao is a social action/sustainable ag outfit that has managed to produce a considerable aura of its own, selling $300,000 a year in organic produce and attracting a number of government and private grants.
A glut of vehicles packs the farm's unpaved parking lot. In addition to Nobu, sushi chef Ono, Waikiki executive chef Lindsey Ozawa and general manager Wanloe Konyak, there's Team Nobu, as they call themselves, a dozen or so sous chefs and servers, all here on their own time. They are a diverse bunch, with looks that range from East Coast punk to Texas cowgirl.
Add to that a translator (for Nobu, who doesn't really need one), four reporters and five photographers, a videographer and a public relations director, who hops on a tractor to get her picture snapped.
That's not all. Also visiting Mao are two program specialists, young women who usually sit in Washington, D.C., cubicles, monitoring grants from the Administration for Native Americans—a federal agency that has funded Mao Farm to the tune of $2 million.
Even that's not all. The Mao Farms staff is out in full force, wearing "No Panic, Go Organic" T-shirts. This includes its married directors, Kukui and Gary Maunakea-Forth, and its education specialist, Kamuela Enos, whose job it is, he says, to help us "contextualize" what we are going to see.
Which is not just bright fields, organic cilantro and basil, red and yellow rainbow chard, feathery fennel, with white butterflies winging around the leafy, deep-green kale.
At its heart, Mao is a cultural activity, the whole organic farming thing fraught with spiritual and educational overtones. Mao's major crop is college students. It recruits two-year student interns from Waianae, which traditionally doesn't send many kids to college.
The farm pays them $500 to $600 a month and puts them through Leeward Community College—as long as they pass their courses. If they don't pass, they have to pay the tuition back. The interns don't have to become farmers; the hope is they'll become leaders.


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CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University community awoke to news this morning that one of its own, renowned marine biologist Jane Lubchenco, an OSU faculty member for more than three decades, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate late yesterday to serve as undersecretary of Commerce in the Obama administration.
In that role, Lubchenco will also act as administrator of NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Her nomination has been hailed nationally by the scientific community as a sign of how seriously the new president takes the role of science in determining administration policy on a range of important issues, including climate change, ocean health and conservation issues.
OSU officials who have seen Lubchenco's scientific leadership first-hand were quick to applaud the Senate's unanimous consent vote to confirm.
"Dr. Lubchenco's outstanding service to the science of marine biology and to the public through her communication of that science has provided invaluable benefit to both," said OSU President Ed Ray. "Thanks to her research and scholarship, we know more about sensitive coastal marine areas, impacts of humans on our environment, the importance of biodiversity, climate change and more. Her 32 years as a member of our faculty have been among the most productive I have ever seen.
"We have every reason to expect that she'll continue that record of leadership at NOAA, and commend President Obama for nominating and the Senate for confirming an administrator who will be guided by the very best science concerning oceans and the atmosphere."
Former OSU President John V. Byrne, who led NOAA himself 25 years ago as a member of the Reagan administration, was equally enthusiastic.
"Jane's knowledge and wisdom concerning the environment and her experience with major national and international scientific groups will serve her well as she moves the president's, and her, agenda forward to benefit the environment and consequently all people living on this planet," said President Emeritus Byrne. "She will face political, scientific and budgetary challenges, but I am convinced she will handle them well. The United States will benefit from having Jane Lubchenco as administrator of NOAA."
Lubchenco, the Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology, earned her Ph.D. in ecology from Harvard University in 1975 and taught there before joining the OSU faculty in 1977. OSU is home to one of the largest and most respected group of marine scientists in the United States, a distinction that she helped to build over the next 30 years. Among her accomplishments during her tenure at OSU:
• She served as president of the International Council for Science, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Ecological Society of America. She was also a presidential appointee to two terms on the National Science Board, which advises the president and Congress and oversees the National Science Foundation.
• She founded the widely respected Aldo Leopold Leadership Program, which trains outstanding academic environmental scientists to be effective leaders and communicators of scientific information to the public, policy makers, the media and the private sector.
• With her husband, OSU Distinguished Professor of Marine Biology Bruce Menge, she led creation of the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) in 1999 with a major grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to investigate the near-shore marine ecosystems of the West Coast of the United States. That work has significantly enhanced understanding of those areas and uncovered such dynamics as the recurring hypoxic or "dead zones" along the Oregon and southern Washington coasts.
• Her work as a scientist has made her one of the most highly cited ecologists in the world – a distinction underscored by her election to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the Royal Society and the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World.
Among her numerous awards and recognitions are a MacArthur Fellowship (more commonly known as a "genius grant"), the $300,000 Zayed Prize for the Environment, eight honorary degrees and the title of "Distinguished Professor of Zoology."
During her tenure in Washington, D.C., Lubchenco will retain her position on the OSU faculty. Menge also remains on the OSU faculty and leads the PISCO initiative.
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Westmorland wrote:for answers to your questions DCJ I suggest you speak to the four local District Councillors or your 11 Parish Councillors
Westmorland wrote:Write to your individual District and Parish Councillor at their home address or to the Town Hall addresses can be found in the Warsop News and let them know your feelings and what support you expect from them.
Send the letter by recorded delivery so they can not say they didn't receive it
When you go to Parish Council meetings its often a case of they say what you want to hear, but you want firm action taking and the District Councillors have every opportunity to raise these issues at full council meetings at the Civic Centre on your behalf
Remember they are elected to serve YOU and you need to make them accountable to the electorate, they are not their by divine right
Caz wrote:... so more traffic from Warsop will just make it worse and there's not a lot they can do about that.
Caz wrote:That's interesting but I don't think widening the junction of Vale Avenue will make any difference. The problem is at Woodhouse, with the pedestrian crossing near the Black Swan and everything backs up from there. It's the sheer volume of traffic on the A60 trying to get into Mansfield at rush hour that is the problem. It's bad now, so more traffic from Warsop will just make it worse and there's not a lot they can do about that.
mikeC wrote:Caz wrote:... so more traffic from Warsop will just make it worse and there's not a lot they can do about that.
Hence the interest in re-opening the railway line: it's not going to bring many shoppers into the town, but it may well encourage Nottingham commuters to buy into the new estate. That will keep the Mansfield road traffic down, and 'co-incidentally' increase the potential value of the new housing.
Cynical? Me?
Caz wrote:Just in case people missed it on the previous page. Here's the link to the Let Warsop Speak page https://www.facebook.com/groups/945197002239621/
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text: Questions and Answers Related to the Request for Label Reconsideration, FSIS Form 8822-4 (Revised November 16, 2011) The FSIS Form 8822-4, available in fillable PDF format has been revised to include additional features that will make the evaluation process more efficient. Additional forms, which may be of interest, are available on our web site at www.fsis.usda.gov/Forms/index.asp for your convenience. THIS FORM IS TO BE USED ONLY FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS SENT BY MAIL, EXPRESS MAIL, COURIER, OR FAX TO THE LABELING AND PROGRAM DELIVERY DIVISION (LPDD). What are some of the changes made to the FSIS Form 8822-4? The form has been revised to include: Phone number under firm name and address area Barcode and/or approval number added Removed final as a selection for type of approval Foreign country added under establishment number Titles updated Company and reviewer areas defined Continuation sheet Instructions sheet OMB statement When can I start using the new FSIS Form 8822-4? The form is available for immediate use. Previous versions are considered obsolete. Do I have to use the new FSIS Form 8822-4? The new form will be required for any paper submissions sent by US postal mail, express mail, courier, or FAX to LPDD effective May 31, 2012. What happens if I send in an old version of the FSIS Form 8822-4? LPDD will allow a grace period to accept the old version only until May 31, 2012. Obsolete forms received after that date will be returned without evaluation. I have completed the FSIS Form 8822-4; can I send it to you electronically (i.e., email, askFSIS)? No. LPDD does not accept label request sent by email or through askFSIS. Is there an alternative way to submit my label reconsideration to LPDD? Yes. LPDD will be launching its new Labeling Submission and Approval System (LSAS) which is a secure web-based application tentatively on May 1, 2012 . For information concerning how you need to prepare to use LSAS, access: www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events /Const_Update_040612/index.asp . Note: The Labeling Submission and Approval System (LSAS) contains its own 8822-4 to complete. Do Not Use The Paper Submission Form. How do I submit FSIS Form 8822-4 to LPDD? Instructions are provided on page 4 of the form. Is FSIS Form 8822-4 the only document I need to submit to get a label approval? No. Instructions are provided on page 4 of the form. An application must also include a copy of the previous modified FSIS Form 7234-1 or the copy of the rejected letter. Include any new supporting data to justify your appeal. What if I do not have enough space on the form? A continuation sheet has been included for your convenience. If you still more space, you may attach a separate sheet of paper. Please be sure to include the product name and heading Company Reason(s) for Requesting Label Reconsideration, so it may easily be identified. Can I make copies of the new FSIS Form 8822-4? The form has a fill and print capability, so you may print as many copies as needed. LPDD strongly discourages the use of using copiers since this could affect the overall appearance of the application (margins, enlarging/decreasing, crooked, blurring, etc.). May I duplicate the form with my own computer software? No. Only official forms are acceptable in the conduct of Agency business. Receipt of such applications may result in your application being returned without evaluation or longer processing time. Do I have to type the form? Yes. See Preparation of Application on Page 4 of the instructions. The form is designed so you can fill and print. LPDD can no longer accept hand written label applications. LPDD has always accepted our hand written forms and copies. Why are the rules more stringent now? LPDD will launch its new Labeling Submission and Approval System (LSAS) tentatively on May 1, 2012. Submitters will have two choices on how they can request an appeal concerning their label application to LPDD; 1) use LSAS to electronically complete the Request for Label Reconsideration process, or 2) use the current paper submission process. All label applications will be integrated into the new system. Those Request for Label Reconsideration specifically received through paper submissions (US mail, express mail, courier, or fax) which contain hand written forms, copies, crooked or skewed applications, enlargement/decreased fonts, blurred material, etc., will be more time consuming to process and to integrated into LSAS. The efficient handling and movement of all labeling applications is dependent on the guidance we have provided. Can I send my Request for Label Reconsideration in by fax? Applications will be accepted, provided the labeling is legible. The best means to ensure you paper submissions are properly prepared and legible, is to follow the Instructions for Preparation of FSIS Form 8822-4 on page 4 of the form. Provide the required amount of copies in proper sequence. Please provide a cover sheet indicating Appeal, and your contact information. Submissions longer than seven pages should be sent by mail to LPDD. I sent my Request for Label Reconsideration in by fax, but received either a phone call, return fax, or a letter indicating my copies were not legible and that I needed to resubmit by mail. What is the best way I can ensure that my information is legible? Fax machines are not the best resource to send your application request to LPDD since the information can be blurred, crooked, streaked, etc., at the same time not a secure method of transmission. In addition, labels that contain color will only be received in black/white making many of the required features unreadable. The best means to ensure you paper submissions are properly prepared and legible is to follow the Instructions for Preparation of FSIS Form 8822-4 on page 4 of the form. Questions and Answers Related to the Request for Label Reconsideration, FSIS Form 8822-4


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Actor Dennis Hopper attended a ceremony Friday at which he received the 2,403rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The two-time Academy Award nominee is terminally ill with prostate cancer and unable to undergo chemotherapy, his attorney wrote in a Wednesday court filing. The ceremony was in front of the Egyptian Theatre.
Hopper received a best original screenplay Oscar nomination for co-writing the script of the 1969 counter-culture road movie "Easy Rider." His other Academy Award nomination came for best supporting actor for his role as an alcoholic father who becomes sober to be an assistant coach of his son's high school basketball team in "Hoosiers."
Hopper has appeared in more than 150 films.
Since 2008, Hopper has portrayed record producer Ben Cedars on the Starz series "Crash," continuing a television career that began with an 1955 appearance in the NBC medical drama "Medic." His other television credits include "The Twilight Zone," "The Rifleman," "Naked City" and "24."
He's also an accomplished photographer and painter. His photography has been displayed at The State Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia, The Manege in Moscow, the Stedlejik Museum in Amsterdam and The MAK in Vienna.
Hopper, 73, and his wife, Victoria, have been locked in a bitter feud since he filed to end the couple's nearly 14-year marriage in January.
He weighs barely 100 pounds and was described by his physician Dr. David Agus in the court filing as extremely weak and unable to carry on long conversations. The doctor added that he approved an appearance Friday by Hopper to receive the star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame because it is likely to be a positive experience.
Hopper filed a declaration last month saying he was undergoing promising chemotherapy treatments and remained hopeful "that this treatment will be successful so that I may soon resume the full enjoyment of my life and work."
Hopper Receives Star No. 2,403
A doctor ok'd Friday's appearance at the Walk of Fame ceremony
Actor Dennis Hopper attended a ceremony Friday at which he received the 2,403rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


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In this episode Shahriar demonstrates the functionality and applications of an Agilent 11896A Polarization Controller. Various fiber optic communication methods are presented. This includes the use of complex modulation schemes (such as PAM and QAM for coherent receivers), polarization division multiplexing (PDM), wavelength division multiplexing (WDM), and spatial division multiplexing (SDM). The concept of light polarization is demonstrated by using a pair lenses from a consumer theater 3D glasses and two blue LEDs with uncorrelated lighting patterns.
In order to test the polarization controller, a solid-state laser source, SMF fiber with APC/PC connectors as well as a polarization beam splitter is presented. By using a pair of optical power sensors, the functionality of the polarization controller is verified. Finally, the teardown of the unit is presented and the method to achieve polarization control is observed.
The fiber optic communication overview document can be downloaded here. I'd also like to acknowledge my colleague and friend Dr. Timo Pfau for his expertise and consult on fiber optic communication methods.


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Matte color iPhone 6 6s Plus housing with diamonds
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- Matte color iPhone housing with diamonds
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text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - New war on Gaza? Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in New war on Gaza? Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Next Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Current Events Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message UnibrowJoined: 20 Aug 2012 Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 9:59 am Post subject: New war on Gaza? Israel is launching airstrikes in Gaza against civilians and "terrorists" http://news.yahoo.com/top-hamas-commander-killed-israeli-airstrike-143218204.html Quote: GAZA (Reuters) - Israel launched a major offensive against Palestinian militants in Gaza on Wednesday, killing the military commander of Hamas in an air strike and threatening an invasion of the enclave that the Islamist group vowed would "open the gates of hell". The onslaught shattered hopes that a truce mediated on Tuesday by Egypt could pull the two sides back from the brink of war after five days of escalating Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli strikes at militant targets. Operation "Pillar of Defense" began with a surgical strike on a car carrying the commander of the military wing of Hamas, the Islamist movement which controls Gaza and dominates a score of smaller armed groups. Within minutes of the death of Ahmed Al-Jaabari, big explosions were rocking Gaza, as the Israeli air force struck at selected targets just before sundown, blasting plumes of smoke and debris high above the crowded city. Panicking civilians ran for cover and the death toll mounted quickly. Seven people including two girls under the age of five were killed, the health ministry said. A second Gaza war has loomed on the horizon for months as waves of Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli strikes grew increasingly more intense and frequent. Israel's Operation Cast Lead in 2008-2009 began with a week of air attacks and shelling, followed by a land invasion of the blockaded coastal strip, sealed off at sea by the Israeli navy. Some 1,400 Palestinians were killed and 13 Israelis died. Hamas said Jaabari, who ran the organization's armed wing, Izz el-Deen Al-Qassam, died along with an unnamed associate when their car was blown apart by an Israeli missile. The charred and mangled wreckage of a car could be seen belching flames, as emergency crews picked up what appeared to be body parts. GATES OF HELL Israel confirmed it had carried out the attack and announced there was more to come. Reuters witnesses saw Hamas security compounds and police stations blasted apart. "This is an operation against terror targets of different organizations in Gaza," Israeli army spokeswoman Colonel Avital Leibovitch told reporters. Jaabari had "a lot of blood on his hands", she said. Other militant groups including Islamic Jihad were on the target list. Immediate calls for revenge were broadcast over Hamas radio. "The occupation has opened the gates of hell," Hamas's armed wing said. Smaller groups also vowed to strike back. "Israel has declared war on Gaza and they will bear the responsibility for the consequences," Islamic Jihad said. Southern Israeli communities within rocket range of Gaza were on full alert, and schools were ordered closed for Thursday. About one million Israelis live in range of Gaza's relatively primitive but lethal rockets, supplemented in recent months by longer-range, more accurate systems. "The days we face in the south will, in my estimation, prove protracted," Brigadier-General Yoav Mordechai, Israel's chief military spokesman, told Channel 2 TV. "The home front must brace itself resiliently." Mordechai said Israel was both responding to a surge in Palestinian rocket salvoes earlier this week and trying to prevent Hamas and other Palestinian factions from building up their arsenals further. Among the targets of Wednesday's air strikes were underground caches of longer-range Hamas rockets, he said. Asked if Israel might send in ground forces, Mordechai said: "There are preparations, and if we are required to, the option of an entry by ground is available." HAMAS EMBOLDENED Israel's intelligence agency Shin Bet said Jaabari was responsible for Hamas' takeover of the Gaza Strip in 2007, when the militant Islamist group ousted fighters of the Fatah movement of its great rival, the Western-backed Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. It said Jaabari instigated the attack that led to the capture of Israeli Corporal Gilad Shalit in a kidnap raid from Gaza in 2006. Jaabari was also the man who handed Shalit over to Israel in a prisoner exchange five years after his capture. Israel holds a general election on January 22 and conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to retaliate harshly against Hamas. Hamas has been emboldened by the rise to power in neighboring Egypt of its spiritual mentors in the Muslim Brotherhood, viewing them as a "safety net" that will not permit a second Israeli thrashing of Gaza, home to 1.7 million Palestinians. Egypt condemned Israel's strikes on Gaza and urged it to end the attacks at once. Hamas has historically been supported by Iran, which Israel regards as a rising threat to its own existence due to its nuclear program. In the flare-up that was prelude to Wednesday's offensive, more than 115 missiles were fired into southern Israel from Gaza and Israeli planes launched numerous strikes. Seven Palestinians, three of them gunmen, were killed. Eight Israeli civilians were hurt by rocket fire and four soldiers wounded by an anti-tank missile. Helped by Iran and the flourishing contraband trade through tunnels from Egypt, Gaza militias have smuggled in better weapons since the war of 2008-09. But Gaza's estimated 35,000 Palestinian fighters are still no match for Israel's F-16 fighter-bombers, Apache helicopter gunships, Merkava tanks and other modern weapons systems in the hands of a conscript force of 175,000, with 450,000 in reserve. Israel's shekel fell nearly one percent to a two-month low against the dollar on Wednesday after news of the Israeli air strikes broke. (Additional reporting by Dan Williams, Crispian Balmer and Ori Lewis in Jerusalem; Writing by Douglas Hamilton; Editing by Giles Elgood) So yet again we see Israel punishing the civilian population of Gaza for the actions of small armed groups. At least 2 children have been killed, and who knows how many civilians have been injured. It's worth noting that in 2008, of the 13 Israeli dead, 7 were killed by friendly fire. With the change in government in Egypt and the growing divide between Israel and her Middle Eastern allies, particularly Turkey, the international response will be interesting to watch develop. I hope that this does not escalate further and lead to more death and destruction of civilians and their homes and farms, but it is likely that Israel will use their firepower to target "terrorists" and kill scores of civilians in the process. Back to top UnibrowJoined: 20 Aug 2012 Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 11:11 am Post subject: The death toll is up to 16 Palestinians dead and Israeli attacks are only increasing. Back to top rolloJoined: 10 May 2006Location: China Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 3:07 pm Post subject: This is ugly. Whole mid east if going up. Iran"s leaders will take a harder line if the IDF enters Gaza. Egypt might jump in, be very hard for them to stay out of it. There are already demonstrations in Jordan and this will inflme the masses there. Back to top TheUrbanMythJoined: 28 Jan 2003Location: Retired Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:56 pm Post subject: Got to love how you bold the Palestinian civilian casualties and the Israeli RESPONSE and ignore the other side. Hey I can do that too. Quote: Mordechai said Israel was both responding to a surge in Palestinian rocket salvoes earlier this week and trying to prevent Hamas and other Palestinian factions from building up their arsenals further. If you don't want to get bombed how about NOT provoking the other side to do so? You don't get to launch an attack and then cry "Foul" when the other side responds. Quote: Seven Palestinians, three of them gunmen, were killed. Eight Israeli civilians were hurt by rocket fire and four soldiers wounded by an anti-tank missile. See the difference is that Israel at least attempts to target fighters while the Palestinian rocket fire tends to target civilians. Quote: The onslaught shattered hopes that a truce mediated on Tuesday by Egypt could pull the two sides back from the brink of war after five days of escalating Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli strikes at militant targets. When you are clearly outmatched DON'T INSTIGATE TROUBLE AND DON'T ESCALATE IT. How many times must this be said? Back to top commJoined: 22 Jun 2010 Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:00 pm Post subject: TheUrbanMyth wrote: When you are clearly outmatched DON'T INSTIGATE TROUBLE AND DON'T ESCALATE IT. How many times must this be said? You've got to be kidding. The antagonists aren't trying to destroy Israel with a few mortar shots and rockets. They're trying to get Israel to respond aggressively and kill civilians. Guess what happened. Back to top ZackbackJoined: 05 Nov 2010Location: Kyungbuk Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:30 pm Post subject: Israel should respond even more aggressively. Back to top catmanJoined: 18 Jul 2004 Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:45 pm Post subject: I'm worried about the possible reaction of Egypt's new government. Back to top JuniorJoined: 18 Nov 2005Location: the eye Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 4:33 am Post subject: comm wrote: They're trying to get Israel to respond aggressively and kill civilians.Guess what happened. Its lucky for the Palestinians that they only facing Israel. Wonder what Iran would do? Quote: In a speech in December 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini called the concept of ethnic minorities contrary to Islamic doctrines. He also accused those "who do not wish Muslim countries to be united" in creating the issue of nationalism among minorities. His views were shared by many in the clerical leadership.In the spring of 1980, government forces under the command of President Abolhassan Banisadr took back most of the Kurdish cities through a huge military campaign, sending in mechanized military divisions to Kurdish cities including Mahabad, Sanandaj, Pawe, and Marivan. Entire villages and towns were destroyed to force Kurds into submission.. Ayatollah Khalkhali sentenced thousands of men to execution after summary trials. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps fought to reestablish government control in the Kurdish regions. More than 10,000 Kurds were killed during this process. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Kurdistan We don't actually know how many were killed here but it is a safe bet than was a lot more than anything Israel does when fighting Hamas. Of course the UN didn't say anything. Back to top Ya-ta BoyJoined: 16 Jan 2003Location: Established in 1994 Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 4:42 am Post subject: catman wrote: I'm worried about the possible reaction of Egypt's new government. I wonder about that, too. Bibi did his best to alter the US election, and failed. Syria is a mess of major proportions. Things are slopping over into neighboring countries, like Lebanon. Refugees are pouring over into Turkey. Jordan is igniting. Back to top UnibrowJoined: 20 Aug 2012 Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 7:36 am Post subject: The death toll has reached 25, mostly civilians. At least three children have died, along with several elderly people. The tweets from people stuck in Gaza are heartbreaking. Nonstop bombing and attacks from Israel are killing more and more people everyday. They don't realize that every "terrorist" they kill creates two more "terrorists." The bloodshed needs to stop but Obama is too chicken to call it what it really is: The worlds 4th most powerful military attacking 30,000 fighters in a population of over 1.5 million in area the size of Delaware. Indiscriminate fire, the use of white phosphorous, and nothing will come of it. Israel will get away with murder like they always do and the Palestinians will be left to suffer. Back to top GENO123Joined: 28 Jan 2010 Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:52 am Post subject: http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2012/11/14/Hamas-Fakes-Casualties-on-Twitter Back to top geldedgoatJoined: 05 Mar 2009 Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 4:32 pm Post subject: GENO123 wrote: http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2012/11/14/Hamas-Fakes-Casualties-on-Twitter GENO123's article wrote: Aside from passing off civilian casualties caused by its former Syrian sponsors as Israeli atrocities, Hamas's @Alqassambrigade account spent the day falsifying its military activities, claiming that Hamas was shelling military targets, when in fact most of the rockets from the Gaza Strip were aimed at Israel's civilian population. How that should have read: Quote: Aside from passing off a civilian casualty caused by its former Syrian sponsors as an Israeli atrocity, Hamas's @Alqassambrigade account claimed that Hamas was shelling military targets even though most of the rockets from the Gaza Strip hit Israel's civilian population. One of the many reasons breitbart.com is a poor source. Back to top TitusJoined: 19 May 2012 Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:36 am Post subject: http://www.gilad.co.uk/writings/caricature-chief-rabbi-sacks-caught-off-guard.html#entry30826574 Quote: Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks was caught off guard during a Radio 4 interview this morning when he accused Iran of being part of the Gaza conflict. Appearing on the Today programme broadcast he was asked by presenter Evans Davis for his reaction to the situation in Gaza immediately after delivering the daily peaceful �Thought for the Day�. He initially responded: 'I think it's got to do with Iran, actually.' Rabbi Sacks clearly spoke his mind. But when the Rabbi was told he was live on air, he quickly changed his spots and responded by making a plea for peace saying: "A continued prayer for peace is needed, not only in Gaza but the whole region.' http://youtu.be/r8mdCWNY-g8 The Rabbi then continued: 'No one gains from violence - not the Palestinians, not the Israelis. This is an issue where we must all pray for peace and work for it.' The BBC apologized. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9682850/BBC-apologises-after-Chief-Rabbi-blames-Iran-for-Gaza-conflict.html This is paradigmatic. http://www.theonion.com/articles/israel-calls-for-increase-in-us-taxes-to-fund-atta,30423/ Quote: Israel Calls For Increase In U.S. Taxes To Fund Attacks On Gaza http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-11-16/photos-gaza Back to top TitusJoined: 19 May 2012 Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:09 am Post subject: Next time we hear that the Arabs just refuse to negotiate with the peace loving Israeli government: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-palestinians-israel-deceptionbre8ae166-20121115,0,3285861.story Quote: JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's leaders were literally looking in the opposite direction, and making sure everyone knew it, just before catching Hamas's top commander in the Gaza Strip off-guard in an air strike that killed him. In what now appears to have been a diversionary tactic, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Ehud Barak paid a visit to the Syrian frontier in the north, hours before the air offensive began in the south. The show of concern over errant mortar shells that have landed in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria was widely reported during the day by Israeli media. In fact, Israeli experts now say, the visit may have been part of a ploy to deceive Hamas into believing that a truce was in place in Gaza, so that the Israeli army could catch its target, Hamas military mastermind Ahmed Al-Jaabari. I sure wouldn't negotiate going forward. Just keep making babies while watching the United States, UK and France implode. Arabs will win the war yet lose every single battle along the way. Back to top falcoJoined: 26 Nov 2005 Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:58 am Post subject: Just what the world needs...another pointless civil war. 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Maybe I left it a bit late, but I didn't get to Akihabara until about 5pm.
Even though it looked like it was going to rain, I decided to go anyway.
I had two things in mind.
First, I wanted to check out some stores that might have a few 80's handhelds I am interested in and secondly, I was after an EZflash 3-in-1 to use with my DS for extra RAM to run Quake 2, and a nice rumble feature to shake my DS for a nice force feedback effect.
On the way I couldn't help but notice this billboard on top of a building.
JJ (Jimmy In Japan) Classy Very! HA!
The first thing I wanted to do was check out all the places for handheld games. For that I checked this handy little map.
I was mostly disappointed with what I found.
There WAS a huge Yoshi dinosaur for 25,000 yen though. I SO want it, but trying to get that back to Australia seems impossible, but it's so cool. I WANT!!
The places brought back a lot of memories. There were a stack of Super Nintendo consoles (Famicon), and Sega Game Gears and every other one you could think of.
One interesting display that never really made it too far out of Japan is Virtual Boy.
It was Nintendo's attempt at 3D gaming. The screen's graphics are in luminous red. It wasn't too bad. The 3D effect was ok, but it didn't blow me away.
I saw a Bandai Solar game for about 2600 yen. It wasn't in good condition so I passed on it. If anyone in Japan has one in reasonable condition for a good price let me know. ok?
Moving on.
Before I forget, one new renewal (as the japanese would say for "renovations"), is the all new 8 floor Mandarake Complex.
Full of Manga, figurines and other junk you have to have. Interesting.
It started to rain a little which didn't make me too happy. Not only that but time was running short. On sunday most stores in Akiba are closed by 7 or 730pm.
I went to the shop I bought my 200 yen DS screen protectors from, but they had sold out. I shouldn't be surprised. It was a great price. If I hadn't tried to have a second go putting on that dang thing, trying to remove one tiny hair under the screen it would've been perfect.
Last of my mission was trying to find the expansion pack for my DS. I was trying to find the cheapest price. There are so many computer stores with less than memorable japanese names that I had trouble going back to the best place.
In the end I picked it up for 2480 yen at the same place I bought my "heavy duty" metal DS case. I'm happy with that. Everything works as it should.
The gf had a sweets attack so I picked up some azuki bread at the 99 yen shop along with some batteries so cow suit Rilakkuma can walk around the apartment. Sugoi!
She didn't feel like cooking so I made us some tasty spaghetti with heaps of pepper and onion. The way she smothered the pasta in parmesan cheese I could tell she was lovin' it.
Who wouldn't?
Sunday, 13 April 2008
JJ Classy Very
Maybe I left it a bit late, but I didn't get to Akihabara until about 5pm.


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Towing the line: Tenants and naughty parkers fill year
Beginning in October, consumers complained so continuously about landlords and local wrecker services that I worried I'd never write about anything else. Imagine my relief, then, when a couple of disputes over appliances finally got trapped in my lint filter.
No doubt things will continue to go wrong in areas other than dust-ups over security deposits and towing fees. Still, I predict that 2005 will see plenty of complaints about both– so as we wrap up 2004, let's review how to avoid stumbling into either corner of consumer hell.
First resolution: don't get towed
The best policy, of course, is to never get towed involuntarily: When you see signs like "private parking" and "towing enforced," clear out. Don't gamble that you won't get caught, and don't decide that skipping a $3 fee for after-hours parking makes sense– even if it doesn't cost $130 to reclaim your car.
That's what happened to Fax Ayres and his wife ["Not Lethal," December 2] when their van was towed from a downtown parking lot by Collier's. The only unique element of their saga, as suggested by the column's title, is that they weren't towed by Lethal: Out of eight towing disputes I covered in 2004 (or, in one case, briefly mentioned), seven concerned Lethal.
Ayres contacted me because, like all the Lethal customers I wrote about, he had been overcharged. He knew that because– as I've said here more times than you can shake a stick at– the maximum fee for after-hours towing is $95, and he had been charged $105 (plus a $25 penalty from the parking lot, for a total of $130). That's the law in Virginia (Section 46.1233.1), and until and unless wrecker services in Virginia get the law changed, that's engraved in stone.
But all resemblance to Lethal ends there: Ayres experienced neither hostility nor intimidation while at Collier's, and he wasn't forced to come up with cash. Lethal's customers, in contrast, repeatedly claim they've been subjected to all three: verbal abuse, threats, and the demand– even late at night– for cash.
This year's coverage of the notorious company began in March, with UVA employee Barbara Hatcher's claim of hostile treatment after being towed from a lot at Scott Stadium. The following month, the university announced that it had dropped Lethal from its list of towing companies.
Things heated up in June, when Rosalind Hingeley and Patricia Nixon filed suit in Charlottesville General District Court after being overcharged and were awarded $70 and $105, respectively, by Judge Robert Downer. In July I reported on Robert Parolisi's memorable encounter with Lethal after his girlfriend's car got towed one evening from the apartment complex where he lived. He, too, was overcharged ($15), but decided not to sue.
In late October, Jonathan Coleman took his bill for $150 to Judge Downer– but instead of asking for the $55 he had been charged above the legal limit, he sued for $500– and won. Turns out that by violating section 46.2-1233.1, Lethal had also run afoul of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act– and that, in turn, allowed him to seek damages of $500.
Tom Hocket's towing tale ran on November 18, and Liz Paschall's– complete with a Lethal receipt signed "Jesus H. Christ"– was mentioned on December 2. Hocket was overcharged $25, and Paschall $55. Both intend to sue for $500 plus court costs.
How long will Lethal be allowed to violate state law? Perhaps in 2005, the City will finally call it to account.
Second resolution: take pictures
Take pictures as soon as you move into rental property, because the second most common complaint I investigated was the shrunken– or, in some cases, the vanished– security deposit.
The Year of the Renter kicked off in March, when Andrew Logan and property manager Wallace Gibson disagreed volubly on the condition of the house Logan and his wife had rented on Nelson Drive. Specifically, should they have removed large hooks and other hardware from the faux-finish dining room walls? Gibson claimed the unique paint job would be quite expensive to repair.
The two sides met (where else?) in Judge Downer's courtroom, where he ruled that the Logans had been correct to remove the hardware– but sided with Gibson on some of the smaller items, which led both sides to claim victory. (Logan's claim, however, was more convincing.)
I returned to the Land of Landlord-Tenant Duels in midsummer, when a group of students who had rented a picturesque cottage on Maywood Lane were growing old waiting for their refund check. The owner countered that the tenants' cats had caused such a flea infestation that it was taking longer than usual to compute the final amount.
After I informed her that the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act requires that refunds be made within 45 days of the end of the lease– a deadline she'd already missed– she agreed to speed up the process, and the battle ended.
Rental wrangles began alternating with Lethal in mid-October, when in quick order I reported on a dispute over the Walsh sisters' paint job in a duplex on Gentry Lane, the condition of an antique bathtub when Katie McCarthy vacated a cottage outside town, and how a tenant and landlord clashed over conditions of an apartment on Tenth Street.
Things in this corner of consumer hell have been quiet for a few weeks now– but that won't last: As sure as graduates walk down the Lawn in May, stripped-down refund checks will hit the mails in June– and I expect I'll be hearing all about it.
The best resolution, of course, is to avoid consumer hell entirely. But if you tumble in anyway and can't get out, let me know. While I can't promise miracles, I can at least shed some light on the situation.
Do you have a consumer problem or question? Email the Fearless Consumer or write her at Box 4553, Charlottesville? 22905.


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Gov. Deval Patrick and Sen. Kelly Ayotte debate whether GOP nominee Mitt Romney's explanation sufficiently explained his welfare remarks.
Updated 4:02pm ET Finishing just her second year in the Senate, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte has quickly ascended to the top tier of Republican national security advocates and GOP message-mongers.
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U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., addresses the second session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. Aug. 28, 2012.
Ubiquitous as a surrogate for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for much of the past year, Ayotte has now become a steely-eyed adversary of President Barack Obama and his United Nations envoy Susan Rice for their explanation of the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. And because of her unique identity in the Senate as a Northeastern conservative Republican woman, Ayotte's profile is only likely to continue to grow.
The opposition from Ayotte and other Republican senators to the idea of Rice becoming secretary of state may have taken its toll: on Thursday Rice announced she'd asked Obama to withdraw her name from consideration for that post.
At a talk at the conservative think tank the American Enterprise Institute Wednesday, she continued to press her questioning of the failure to prevent the attack or adequately defend the consulate.
Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., explains why she's not happy with Ambassador Susan Rice and her handling of the Benghazi situation.
"People have questioned (me): Why are you so interested in this issue? I'm very interested because frankly it's been shocking to me how much you have to drag the information out of the administration," she said.
"We have to take the lessons from this and make sure it doesn't happen again," she added.
She also said that part of her interest in the Benghazi attack is rooted in her experience as a murder prosecutor when she served as deputy attorney general and then as attorney general in New Hampshire.
"I've been frankly shocked at how long it took the FBI to get in there," she said. "It would be shocking to me in the average murder case that the media would be able to retrieve some of the evidence that they recovered" at the Benghazi site.
She also warned that further reductions in defense outlays would be dangerous, telling the AEI audience that no one could argue that "we're in such a secure place in this country or without threats from around the world that we should be taking a significant peace dividend."
She cautioned Republicans about "a strain in our party that's much more libertarian, that is more isolationist" and that "if Ronald Reagan were here looking at that, he would be troubled by it."
Sen. Kelly Ayotte explains whether the criticism of Ambassador Susan Rice is weakening her role as a representative of the United States on the world stage.
Ayotte has repeatedly made the case that Social Security, Medicare and other entitlement spending -- not defense spending -- is driving the deficit and debt problems.
She was asked at the AEI event whether she supports efforts by Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to restrain health care spending in the military's TRICARE program by requiring military members and military retirees to pay more for their coverage.
"There's no question that health care is an issue that we have to deal with, not only on the civilian side but on the military side," she said.
But, she added, it would be "unfair to ask those who have sacrificed the most for us, 'You go first, OK, guys? We know you go first on the front lines. Don't touch Social Security, don't make any changes to Medicare, but here, let's start (the spending cuts) with TRICARE.' "
Ayotte's husband Joe Daley flew combat missions during the Iraq war and is now retired from the Air National Guard.
Part of Ayotte's prominence is simple to explain: in a Republican Senate conference that's largely Southern, Western, and male, Ayotte is a woman from the Northeast. In the New Year, there will be only four female GOP senators: Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the just-elected Deb Fischer from Nebraska, and Ayotte. It seems likely she'll continue playing a highly visible role, perhaps as a candidate for vice president in 2016.
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Ayotte uses her status as mother in her messaging. "When I think about it -- I am the mother of two children -- how could we possibly ask our children to pay back $26 trillion in debt? It is outrageous," she said during a Senate debate in February.
Despite a 95 out of 100 rating from the American Conservative Union, on occasion Ayotte has voted in opposition to her party's conservative wing.
Last week, for instance, she was one of eight Republican senators to vote to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Thirty-eight GOP senators, including the party's leadership, opposed the treaty. But Ayotte sided with Republican centrists such as Collins, Murkowski, and Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine.
Were it not for a mere 1,659 votes, Ayotte wouldn't be in the starring role she now occupies -- that was her one-percentage point margin of victory in the 2010 Senate primary over social conservative and tea party favorite Ovide Lamontagne.
She then demolished Democrat Paul Hodes in the general election, winning 60 percent of the vote.
Prior to starting her Senate career, Ayotte, 44, was New Hampshire attorney general, originally appointed by Republican Gov. Craig Benson and re-appointed by Democratic Gov. John Lynch. She was known in Washington primarily for being the lawyer who argued and won the 2005 Supreme Court case bearing her name, Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, as she defended her state's parental notification law for abortion.
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Back in her home state, Democrats are dismissive of Ayotte's notoriety in the nation's capital. They say they're looking forward to defeating her when she runs for a second term.
Raymond Buckley, chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party said Wednesday that when Ayotte won in 2010, she "was able to portray herself as a moderate, not a very partisan person, having been re-appointed attorney general by Democratic Gov. John Lynch. She's not going to have that luxury when she runs (in 2016) because her voting record and her high profile has exposed her to New Hampshire voters as being a Radical Right member of the Senate."
Buckley criticized her for being the only member of the New Hampshire delegation to vote no on the highway bill last June. Ayotte said after that vote that while "we need to strengthen America's transportation infrastructure, including worthy projects like widening I-93" in New Hampshire, the bill "was yet another 'buy now, pay later' scheme that fails to fundamentally reform how we pay for highway projects" and was based on "accounting gimmicks" and "reckless borrowing."
Buckley also criticized Ayotte's opposition to the Affordable Care Act and "certainly her position on social issues; she is way out of the mainstream when it comes to choice (on abortion), when it comes to LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) issues." And Buckley's view is that "the Benghazi obsession that she has is certainly not going over well here in New Hampshire."


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READ about Piers Morgan's long career in journalism here.
Coming up this evening at 9, Piers Morgan welcomes journalistic icon and television legend Barbara Walters, as the 84-year-old co-host of "The View" joins the program for a primetime interview.
A veteran of more than 50 years, with three Emmy Awards on her mantel, Walters admits that she has done some off-screen second guessing:
"I regret not having more children. I would have loved to have had a bigger family," says the mother of one, an adopted daughter, Jacqueline. "I have one daughter. I don't have brothers and sisters. I had a sister that I loved and she was developmentally challenged, I guess, is how they put it."
With her annual "Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People" list to be revealed as part of a television special Wednesday evening, the interviewing queen continues to prove a polarizing media force, even as she looks ahead to her forthcoming retirement.
"In terms of my career, [it has been] beyond anything I expected. And I don't know exactly what it's going to be like when I stop working," she admits during this evening's "Piers Morgan Live" interview. "I hope you'll ask me back, even when nobody else does."
Watch the clip as Morgan promises to always invite Walters back as his guest, and for the full interview, watch CNN tonight at 9.
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Barbara, how disappointing your show was last night.
Hillary Clinton, or Benghazi-Hillary, is NOT the most fascinating in 2013.
Hillary's a LIAR, just like the rest of the Democrats. Hillary LIED, and covered-up what happened in Benghazi.
I am glad she didn't have more children. She never impressed me as having much intelligence and her defense of Woody Allen shows this.